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Quebec is the worst province for emergency room wait times: MEI study

  • A study released by the Montreal Economic Institute in 2025 reveals that Quebec experiences the highest emergency room wait durations compared to other Canadian provinces.
  • The system's collapse results from chronic staffing shortages, rising patient demand, and structural weaknesses exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The study finds that patients in Quebec face an average emergency room delay exceeding five hours, with 11.5% leaving prior to receiving care, including a notable portion from urgent priority categories.
  • Emmanuelle B. Faubert, MEI economist and report author, said wait times reflect a disintegrating healthcare system and urged more immediate care centers.
  • The findings imply Quebec needs urgent healthcare reforms including expanding nurse practitioner clinics and rebuilding capacity to handle growing demands.
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The time patients spend in the emergency before they see a health care professional is always as long, according to a final report.

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The province comes to the last place, far behind the others with a median time of 5 hours and 23 minutes.

·Montreal, Canada
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Quebec is the province where emergency waiting is the largest with a median time of 5:23 a.m. It has increased by more than 20% over the past five years.

·Montreal, Canada
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Global News broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Thursday, June 20, 2024.
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